Here is a lengthy quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. This is from an annotated version of "Letter from Birmngham Jail" that can be found HERE. In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action. We have gone through all …
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The Power of Weakness: Part 3
In the previous posts I have developed four categories of missions based on relation to violence and power. Of course the categories are dependent on how the terms are defined. For the purpose of the categories, violence has to do with acts that may be violent in a classic sense, but may also include methods …
The Power of Weakness: Part 2
Terminology and Classifications I planned to get to Missions Theory. But the topic got me thinking about terminology and classifications. "Weakness Missions" is not a satisfying term. After all, there are a lot of ways to be weak... many of them are unproductive. I considered "Subversion Missions." Unfortunately, there are a lot of definitions for …